Food Paper Packaging: Why Should You Choose It With Coating?
Imagine ordering succulent fried noodles, or any of your favourite dishes miam, but you are in such a hurry that you rather opt for takeaway. And when it’s finally time to savour your meal, guess what, instead of enjoying your dish you find yourself eating paper yes paper, Uh what! How unpleasant and annoying is that? Not only that but also how unhealthy it is?! Consumers are increasingly opting for takeaway facilities when ordering, however, many are not aware that this piece of paper can be dangerous for their health. Chemical substances do not have a place in food packaging, and eating in takeaway should not lead to indigestion or long-term health problems. As unsafe as this may be, this is today’s reality. And consumers might not fully know or understand the impact of paper takeaway on the food that they consume. This is why, we will explain in this blog, how the food we consume may lose its qualities in a poor quality paper takeaway.
Made from chemicals, paper packages tend to absorb the food, consequently, the food loses its original qualities and becomes unsafe for consumption. In addition, if you ever decide to reheat your food using paper packaging in the microwave – it’s literally dangerous! You should know that not all paper food packaging have their place in a microwave. But how can businesses remedy that? After all, it’s businesses’ duty to provide safe paper food packaging, but it is your responsibility as a consumer to educate yourself and become more conscious of what you are eating.
Fortunately, one can consume food safely when opting for paper takeaway. Not only should it be safe for the environment, but it should also be safe for our consumption. Why should you opt for paper food packaging that has a coating? Well, simply because coated inside paper takeaways preserve the original qualities of the food hence being safe for our health. Coating has a key role to play in the preservation of food in a paper takeaway. They act as a barrier that protects the food from chemicals present in the packaging, that way, the food does not get into contact with the harmful materials, perfect right? Food does not lose its original qualities when they are kept in paper takeaways that are coated inside. We will never say enough coating in paper food packaging is vital! Yet coating is still underrated and most importantly unknown to many.
Just imagine this scenario: You kept a portion of your delicious fried noodles in the fridge in its takeaway overnight in order to eat it tomorrow, and the next day, oops your noodles are glued with that paper takeaway, how appetite is that?! When produced with natural materials and with coating, paper packages protect the food and preserve its initial qualities and goodness, no such thing as fried noodles accompanied with paper! You may think that paper takeaway will only cause you some diarrhea the next day, or, some indigestion issue. True. You may experience some minor immediate (even after 1 day) effects, however, on a long-term basis, paper packaging might be silent health damage. You may not fully experience it now, but in some years, the consequences might result in complications.
Not to scare you, not my intention! We are hundreds and hundreds (not to say thousands) regularly consuming paper unconsciously. And by doing so, we are unknowingly putting harmful substances inside our bodies. But fortunately today you have learned something that will change the way you consume food that comes in paper takeaway (hope so). Paper takeaways are convenient in so many aspects, however, when opting for a paper takeaway as from now, make sure that it is coated inside – safe consumption guaranteed! And how do you know if it is coated or not, knowing that it is not something visible? Well, allow yourself to ask the merchant if this takeaway is coated inside. You perfectly have the right to enquire about it. Imagine buying something with your money and not being able to say anything!
At Explast, we care for consumer’s health. We are fully aware that brands are heavily shifting to the adoption of paper takeaway. And unfortunately, a large number of paper takeaways that are being used are not safe for our health. This is why we have decided to include in our paper takeaways a coating inside that preserves the qualities of the food. We’re sure that you do not enjoy eating paper, so stop ‘ manz papier’!
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